「篤灰 / 篤魁」

Entry #1
Character、
Pronunciation:
  • 篤灰 duk1 fui1
  • 篤魁 duk1 fui1
Individual
Character Meaning:
篤 end; bottom; sincere; earnest; deep; profound; to poke; to prod; to dig into; to expose
灰 ash; dust; plaster; grey; gray; sad; melancholic
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
to turn in or report someone to the police or the authorities (often anonymously); to blow the whistle; often carries negative connotations of betrayal
(Cant.) 佢keoi5俾bei2人jan4篤duk1灰fui1話waa6佢keoi5公gung1司si1裝zong1老翻lou5 faan1,可ho2能nang4係hai6佢keoi5得dak1罪zeoi6咗zo2啲di1舊gau6伙fo2記gei3。
(Eng.) Authorities were tipped off that his company uses pirated software; it might be due to his poor treatment of ex-employees.
(Cant.) 示si6威wai1者ze2要jiu3小siu2心sam1唔m4好hou2俾bei2途tou4人jan4篤duk1魁fui1。
(Eng.) Protesters should be careful not to get recognized by bystanders and get reported to the police.
Synonym: Synonym: 告密 篤背脊
See also: 吹哨 二五仔 報串 打小報告 捉蟲入屎忽 棄暗投明 秋後算帳 秋後算賬 篤魁 自己友 落井下石 (部份類近詞彙取自ToastyNews數據分析)
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